An examination of Terraces along Chitral River Their Distribution, Surface Deposits and Genesis
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2002
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Department of Geography
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The present study is a part of the "Intermontane valley sediments and terrace system in Chitral
habitus, genesis and landuse potential." The project was sponsored by Technical University or
Berlin. The German group included Prof. Dr Klaus Haserodt and Mr. Ulrich Kamp of the
Department of Environment and Society, Institute of Geography, Technical University of
Berlin.
My thanks are due to Prof. Dr. Mohammad Said, former Dean Faculty of Science, who
supervised the study. Without his help and valuable advice, this study would have not seen the
light of day. lowe a debt of gratitude to Prof. Parveen Daud Kamal whose advice and
persuasion was always a source of encouragement and inspiration. She infused in me the spirit
of enquiry and exploration.
My thanks are also due to my wife-Zainab Nasir for her assistance and help in typing the
thesis, surfing Internet and in Computer Cartography. She always appreciated my wonderings
in the field of Geomorphology.
I am also thankful to Prof. Dr. Amir Khan, Chairman Department of Geography, Urban and
Regional Planning, Prof. Dr., Amir Nawaz Khan Prof. Dr. Mahmood-ul-Ilasltn, Prof. Tail1111r
khan, and Prof. Dr. Mohammad Majid, Chairman, Department of Geology for their help and
assistance in several different ways.
My thanks are also due to Prof. Mohammad Haneef for helping in the analysis of sediments
and construction of stratigraphic columns. My special thanks are due to Prof. Dr. Inamullah
Khan for his guidance and valuable suggestions. I am also thankful to Prof. Dr. Klaus J-Iascrodt
and Mr. Ulrich Kamp of the Department of Environment and Society, Institute of Geography,
Technical University of Berlin, Germany, for providing OSL and TL dates of sediments in
various sections.